Solutions Architect

• Design and analyze technical approaches, evaluate potential risks, costs and defects
• Recommend software technologies and solutions, evaluate alternatives, and analyze problems with data infrastructure
• Create models, wireframes, and prototypes when applicable
• Own and oversee application design and software development process
• Lead delivery team through architectural development process and collaborate with application development teams, architects, Business and other project constituents
• Ensure application software solutions are effectively and efficiently designed, produced and tested
• Present design options to executives, stakeholders, peers and delivery teams
• Breakdown architecture into tangible tasks for a developer to execute
• Predict future needs and ensure technical design are secure and scalable
• Research and implement innovate technologies, determine what best suits the organization and helps the company meet goals and targets
• Create technical documentation, update Microsoft DevOps, produce documents relating to application architecture, design steps, integration processes and testing procedures relating to each product developed
• Produce end-to-end solution models rapidly with focus on non-functional requirements
• Educate and train staff on coding standards, design, and development best practices

• Over 6 years of proven solution architect experience, must include System Integration and Platform Integration expertise
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Strong leadership skills, to effectively influence decisions and impact progress are required
• Strong hands-on architecture experience designing and implementing customer facing applications
• Working knowledge of latest technology patterns involving APIs, Microsoft Cloud, .NET, Angular, SQL DB, Cosmos DB, and AI
• Hands on experience with software development and system administration
• Strong understanding of strategic IT solutions and frameworks
• Strong experience in project management, service oriented architecture (SOA) and cloud technologies
• Strong experience working with vendor products, complex system solutions and cross functional teams
• Strong experience designing and building interfaces from internal source systems to externally facing applications
• A problem solving aptitude
• Strong business and technology decision making skills are required
• Strong knowledge of project management and software development methodology and tools: Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, SDLC, DevOps, SaFE
• BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Promote a customer-focused team that maintains high work and ethical standards
• Have a relentless focus on delivering a +1 customer experience

Utility or customer service industry knowledge is preferred, but not required